AAP is our enemy’s enemy: Congress

Congress may not be in a position to pull the rug under the feet of the AAP

Though the Aam Aadmi Party’s plan to pass a Jan Lokpal Bill for Delhi and have scams during the Congress rule investigated has former Ministers worried, the Congress is unlikely to pull the rug from under the feet of the AAP at any point in time.

A Congress leader said even if the party were to withdraw support, the AAP could keep functioning as a minority government till the next vote of confidence.

“The question here is whether at that point of time the BJP would want to bring the government down. Obviously, the BJP would want to bring about the downfall of the AAP government only when it feels confident of enough support from the people to form a government on its own in Delhi. At such a moment, would the Congress then be prepared to help the BJP realise its dream?”

Realising this, supporters of some former Delhi Ministers have held protests against the Congress decision to support an AAP government, but there is also a growing view within the party that vice-president Rahul Gandhi does not want any wrongdoer to be protected, especially at a time when he has ensured passage of the Lokpal Bill.

AICC general secretary in-charge of Delhi Shakeel Ahmed said the Congress was not really worried about the AAP opening up any case of corruption that may have taken place in the past. “The party had, in its 18-point letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, also referred to this issue and stated that its taking support does not mean that it would provide any relaxation in case any evidence of corruption was found against a leader of the Congress.”

Mr. Ahmed said these issues had been discussed by the Congress at the time of its deciding to extend support to the AAP. “There was a difference of opinion then too within the party, but still a decision [to support] was taken.”

Moreover, the AAP’s rise augurs well for the Congress in some respects. Most importantly, it checked the surge of the BJP in Delhi. And now the Congress believes that AAP could act as a double-edged sword which would ultimately harm the BJP more in the elections and could significantly check Narendra Modi’s forward march in the Hindi heartland.

“For the Congress, there is much more in AAP than mere Delhi politics. It sees in the party a strong weapon to counter the growth of BJP under Modi. So Congress is also seeing AAP as its enemy’s enemy,” said the AICC member.

A Castle in Air ?

When people talk about someone " building a castle in air " , it is said in a derogatory way. But dreamers know no other way! All of them build castles in air. And a few fortunate ( - and hardworking ) , even succeed in laying a foundation under that castle , at a later date! Modern day civil engineers have even demonstrated that one can build a sky-scraper , by building the top-most floor first and the foundation , very last !>
Being a dreamer , Arvind Kejriwal has , over the past few months , built just such a 18 story sky-scraper , in the sky ( - remember his 18 point questionnaire to Congress?) When he gets sworn-in as Delhi Chief Minister on 28th , he must start laying a foundation below that sky-scraper. It will have to be a foundation of " Good Governance ", consisting of :
> Committed colleagues ( not Ayaram - Gayaram ! )
> Non corrupt bureaucrats , Transparent processes
> Timely delivery of services to Delhi citizens
> " Always Approachable " ministers ( no beacons / security / bungalows )
> Periodic public scrutiny of Government's performance > Decentralized decision making .............etc. may have left out a few items. That is not important. What is very important is In coming days , will AAP leaders conduct themselves with such honesty / dignity / transparency / sense of purpose , that , > 42 opposition MLAs would find it impossible to oppose the Vote of Confidence on 3rd Jan ? > Congress / BJP will be forced to take action against their own corrupt leaders ( eg: Adarsh Scam ) ? > Some 1400 regional political parties ( as per Election Commission records ) may consider merging with AAP , in order to bring about
a change in the political climate of India ( a viable 3rd front) ?

from:
hemen parekh

Posted on: Dec 26, 2013 at 11:08 IST

".Congress is getting more and more exposed, by making contradictory statements on the support to AAP, and this shall prove highly damaging and counterproductive for Congress.Its surprising as who is the real leader/spokesperson in Congress-Rahul Gandhi, or Sheela Dixit? In what capacity Sheela Dixit is making comment contrary to Rahul Gandhi?She must be strictly advised by Congress, to fall in Line with Rahul Gandhi. Its praiseworthy that, unlike other political parties, there is no fight among the ministers of AAP on allocation of Portfolios.